Sturgeon Updates 🐟
2025-05-04 00:00 - 23:59, 2025-05-05 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago) | Wolf River Sturgeon Trail, E8948 Big Eddy's Rd, New London, Wisconsin, United States
Lake sturgeon from the Winnebago System are getting ready to make their spawning run up the Wolf River to the Shawano Dam. Some sturgeon have also been seen staging on the Peshtigo River, waiting for the right conditions to spawn.

Lake sturgeon usually spawn when water temperatures reach about 53 degrees Fahrenheit. However, when water levels are low (like this year), they might not start spawning until water temperatures are closer to 60 degrees. The current water temperatures in the system are hovering around 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

Once the lake sturgeon begin making their spawning run up the Wolf River, there are several locations where they can be seen up close, including:

Wolf River Sturgeon Trail (near New London)

Hwy 156 (near the Navarino State Wildlife Area)

Bamboo Bend at Shiocton

Shawano Dam in Shawano

If you do head out during the spawn, don’t forget to grab a pair of polarized sunglasses. These will help reduce the glare from the water and allow you to get a better look at the lake sturgeon.

Can’t make it out to see them in person? Check out these underwater camera feeds from Bamboo Bend in Shiocton and the Shawano Dam.

In a few weeks, you may also see lake sturgeon spawning on the lower Fox River in De Pere, the lower Peshtigo River in Peshtigo and the Chippewa River.

Daily spawning updates will also be posted to the DNR’s Lake Sturgeon Spawning webpage throughout the spawning season.

You can also follow Wolf River Cam for updates.

🛍 Shop Small Support Local
2025-05-04 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
We are working on creating a new and improved Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families Restaurant Guide! Let us help make the mealtime decisions easier.

As a hockey family, knowing who is open after games and practices, that serves something for my entire family is a MUST-HAVE! (so any restaurants within a 90-minute drive of Shawano is ideal)

We know a lot of people love to support their local businesses, but may not know all the services that are provided. We’re working on closing that gap by offering a business directory. If you’re interested in becoming part of our business directory, you can find out more here We are also rolling out a Farm Fresh Directory.

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We are hosting one fundraiser. This is an on-going fundraiser.

Mabel’s Labels – (Select Rural Northeast Wisconsin Families as the organization) – NO MORE Lost Mittens (coats, shoes, hats, water bottles, jackets, etc) Follow our Facebook Page– there are often sales and discounts.

The funds earned through the fundraisers will be split. Our portion will be used towards website/calendar upgrades, community events, giveaways, and business expenses.

We will choose a new beneficiary for each distribution check. We’ll take suggestions for our first check. (We still have $50 to go before we’ll get our first check)

If you’d like to donate directly to our fundraisers instead of purchasing from our partners. We can accept cash, Square, or Venmo.

One of the fundraisers is set up as an open-ended so we’ll be able to help several organizations for as long as there is interest in the products.

These are a few of my favorite products. This is my “toolkit” for the Flu Season. It also has some hints about getting started with essential oils.

If you are looking for the fundraising socks that we had available, we do still have them, but you’ll need to make an appointment.

These are a few other ways to support us. Prices range from Free to $30.

Links: Charger Cord Charger with Flashlight without Flashlight Slim Charger Keychain Flashlight Desk Accessory Clock

ICYMI– My dog locked himself in my car. PD’s tools didn’t work for my car. I bought this amazing tool the next day. At under $6, you really can’t beat it. Definitely cheaper than a locksmith or a broken window.

Here are a few more favorites that I’ve found. How many of you are the keepers of the “road trip drinks” and chargers? You’ll like the water bottle below.

Links: Green XL Stanley, White Travel Mug, “Green” Air Purifier, Electronic Air Purifier, Charger Water Bottle, Wireless Camera (I highly suggest getting the extra battery.), Pan Cam, V4:

🎳 Kids Bowl Free
2025-05-04 00:00 - 23:59 | Wisconsin
It’s that time when families start planning on what they’re going to do for the summer!

Let Kids Bowl Free help! Each registered child (check each center for age requirements) gets to bowl 2 games free every single day! (Check individual bowling alleys for shoe rental details) all summer long at NO Cost to Parents! (But plan for the concessions…. my kids LOVE bowling alley food, just sayin’)

Parents, do you want to bowl with your kids? Then you’ll want to check out the Family Pass! This allows parents, older siblings and babysitters to bowl alongside the registered kids. This is a one-time payment that allows up to 4 adults to bowl 2 games free all summer long, with your Kids Bowl Free registered children. (You can add the family pass on at any time during the season.)

How it works:

Locate a Kids Bowl Free participating location near you (this is the only one covered all summer)

Register – Create your Kids Bowl Free account and register your kids. Decide if the Family Pass is right for your family.

Have Fun – Make Memories – Go Screen-Free — Make New Friends– Bowl 2 games free every day, all summer long!

Things to Note:

Each bowling alley determines the times the program is active. Program begins April 30th! You can find the details here when you choose a location near you. Dates and Times will vary! (I’ve seen some start as early as April 30th and as late as June 1st and end between August 30-Sept 2) I’ve seen only 1 with hours available 7 days a week.

Check each location for age requirements. I’ve seen them range from 2-18 with some ending as early as 15.

I found at least 8 participating centers within 60 minutes of Clintonville.

The Registration is not transferrable between the different bowling centers.

74th Annual Potato 🥞 Pancake Dinner
2025-05-04 09:00 - 13:00 | Seneca Town Hall, County Road D W13104, Bowler, Wisconsin, 54416, United States
Menu:

All you can eat potato and buttermilk pancakes

sausages

maple syrup

applesauce

cheese

dessert

ice cream

coffee and milk

Take-Outs Available

Raffle held at 1:30pm need not be present to win

El Tequila New London Food Truck
2025-05-04 11:00 - 18:00 | Fire & Iron Gathering, South Main Street 291, Clintonville, WI, 54929, United States
El Tequila New London is bringing their food truck to Clintonville Every Sunday!

Menu:

A Voyageur’s Sojourn at La Baye
2025-05-04 12:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Hill State Park, South Webster Avenue 2640, Green Bay, WI, 54301, United States
Experience real voyageurs arrival at La Baye with their canoes. Join them as they sing traditional songs, cook hearty meals, and trade goods with Native Americans. Live the daily life of 1700s Green Bay!

This two-day event will portray the voyageurs returning to this remote region of the Pays d’en Haut, bringing in new supplies of trade goods to La Baye. It is the month of May, and the voyageurs have arrived in their canot du nords at the La Baye trading post. After completing a four-day voyage from the transshipment point at Fort Michilimackinac, they have arrived in their canoe brigades laden with trade goods from Montreal and bringing with them a new clerk. The new supply will be traded for the furs that the American Indians accumulated throughout their winter hunting camps. Hear the stories of the voyageurs travels and witness firsthand a day in the life of these intrepid and hardy men. Learn how the trading was conducted between the American Indians and the clerk posted at La Baye. Be immersed in the history of the fur trade that was under French control for 150 years and then regulated by the British after 1759.

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Veterans' Day at the Brewers - FREE Veteran Sundays 🇺🇸⚾
2025-05-04 13:00 - 17:00 | American Family Field (Milwaukee Brewers), 1 Brewers Way, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53214, United States

The Cafe Mocha Murders
2025-05-04 14:00 - 16:30 | Mielke Arts Center, N5649 Airport Rd, Shawano, Wisconsin, 54166, United States
Deanna Strasse’s award winning play The Cafe Mocha Murders makes its Wisconsin debut here in lovely Shawano WI.Despite the raging storm outside, it seems like a perfectly normal night for an employee meeting at the local coffee shop, The Bean Shack. That is until the lights go out, and someone winds up dead. In this over-the-top whodunit, it’s all about latte art, caffeine content and the imminent threat of death.“Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois”

AA Meeting
2025-05-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Christus Lutheran Church, North Main Street 120, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States

Al Anon Meeting
2025-05-04 19:00 | Salvation Army, New London, Wisconsin

AA Meeting
2025-05-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Clintonville United Methodist Church, 13th Street 24, Clintonville, Wisconsin, 54929, United States
